‘Doom Patrol’ Star Matt Bomer Prefers Negative Man Over Superman

Doom Patrol star Matt Bomer revealed at a recent Q&A that he thinks Negative Man is more interesting than Superman.

Matt Bomer actually has a long history with Superman that goes back to the early 2000s. Matt Bomer screen tested for Brett Ratner and J.J. Abrams’ cancelled Superman: Flyby film. Matt Bomer continued to be a fan favourite over the years due to his uncanny likeness to Superman, not unlike Henry Cavill. Matt Bomer did go on to voice the man of steel in the Superman: Unbound animated film. In 2019,  Matt Bomber is back in the superhero genre, portraying Negative Man in DC Universe’s Doom Patrol. At a recent Doom Patrol Q&A in Los Angeles, Matt Bomer shared that he actually prefers Negative Man over Superman:

“I love Larry, I love who he is, I love who he’s going to become and is in the process of becoming. And I think in so many ways, people would always say ‘oh, what about Superman?’ They bring it up constantly to me, still. And I think this character, to me, is just as if not more interesting than Kal-El.”

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Here is the synopsis for Doom Patrol:

DOOM PATROL is a re-imagining of one of DC’s most beloved group of outcast Super Heroes: Robotman, Negative Man, Elasti-Girl and Crazy Jane, led by modern-day mad scientist Dr. Niles Caulder (The Chief). The Doom Patrol’s members each suffered horrible accidents that gave them superhuman abilities—but also left them scarred and disfigured. Traumatized and downtrodden, the team found purpose through The Chief, who brought them together to investigate the weirdest phenomena in existence—and to protect Earth from what they find. Part support group, part Super Hero team, the Doom Patrol is a band of super-powered freaks who fight for a world that wants nothing to do with them. Picking up after the events of TITANS, DOOM PATROL will find these reluctant heroes in a place they never expected to be, called to action by none other than Cyborg, who comes to them with a mission hard to refuse, but with a warning that is hard to ignore: their lives will never, ever be the same.

The DC Universe original series stars Matt Bomer as Larry Trainor/Negative Man, Brendan Fraser as Cliff Steele/Robotman, April Bowlby as Elasti-Woman, Diane Guerrero as Crazy Jane, Joivan Wade as Victor Stone/Cyborg and Timothy Dalton as Dr. Niles Caulder/The Chief.

New episodes of Doom Patrol debut on the DC Universe streaming service every Friday.

Source: CBR